Jarrett Stidham looks good in Patriots debut

Brian Hoyer is still standing there, so the Patriots have a backup quarterback they can trust to a certain degree.

But the next project had a good debut, with rookie Jarrett Stidham turning in a solid performance in the opener against the Lions.

The fourth-round rookie was 14-of-24 for 179 yards and a touchdown, and but for a few dropped passes the numbers would have been better.

“I had a great time,” Stidham said, via Mike Reiss of ESPN.com. “This is my first NFL experience, getting to play. There are a lot of things to improve on, but overall it was a lot of fun. It was a great experience.”

While Hoyer would doubtless get the call if anything happened to the 42-year-old Brady, Stidham is an interesting commodity for the Patriots, who have developed and flipped young quarterbacks before.

It’s impressive to look at what BB has done with QB’s. Since 2000 BB has drafted 10 QB’s none of them in the 1st round.Most of these guys were day 3 picks (4th thorough 7th rounds) That’s impressive bang for the buck production.

billsrthefuture says:
August 9, 2019 at 1:48 pm
The chances of him being even a top 100 QB are astronomically low.
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A Bills fan sizing up another team’s QB talent. Very interesting.
I’m thinking Stidham, if given the chance, couldn’t do much worse than Josh Allen’s 10 TDs to 12 Interceptions and his 68 QBR. But of course Stidham is playing behind the GOAT, so his playing time will be limited for the next three years.
Bills have had more than 20 quarterbacks start for them since Jim Kelly retired. And probably half of them weren’t as talented as Stidwell.

The Patriots have him for 4 years under a rookie contract Brady will probably play two to three more years and that gives Jared more than enough time to get ready and still have him under a cheap contract to see if he can be a NFL Quarterback.Win Win situation for the Patriots

If Stidham looks good enough over the next 3 pre-season games, I could easily see NE trading Hoyer either at the end of pre-season or at some point in the season if they can get anything for him from some team needing a backup.

carloswlassiter says:
August 9, 2019 at 8:53 pm
If Stidham looks good enough over the next 3 pre-season games, I could easily see NE trading Hoyer either at the end of pre-season or at some point in the season if they can get anything for him from some team needing a backup

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I think various pieces and reports plus this add up to me feeling ‘pretty sure’ that they have started on a succession plan (length unknown) and keeping Hoyer’s veteran presence through that transition might be helpful. I also think all of the positive things out of camp and certainly this game indicate that this plan is off to a wonderful start (and certainly YAY!), but now we watch to see how the rest goes.

It’s funny that Pats fans think that their team having a great QB makes them an expert on QB’s.
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I think if you review all of the post game analysis from all news sources around the country you’ll find that they are in agreement: Stidham was impressive in his first NFL game action and showed excellent arm talent and, importantly, accuracy.

killerquails says:
August 9, 2019 at 11:26 am
I never will like Stidham. His word means nothing. See his three college commitments. He is opportunistic. His loyalty is easily bought.
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I mean…that’s kind of the point of this. You play for whoever pays you…